M. VAN WAVEREN & SONS, INC. 
101 West 31st Street, New York City 
LEEDSII (Continued) 
Per 100 
EVANGELINE. A delightful citron yellow cup 
resting on a firm rounded pure white perianth, 
stems 20 inches. Free bloomer. Not new but 
still rated as one of the very best all-purpose 
varieties. Produces 4 to 8 flower-stems the 
second and third year and therefore almost 
indispensable along woodsy paths and in open 
spaces between trees. Per 1,000 $35.00_ 
HER GRACE. Our half-tone shows the beauti¬ 
ful overlapping snow white perianth with the 
large cool ivory crown resting firmly against 
it. Its prominent characteristic is the ex¬ 
quisite carving of the crown’s edge, as can be 
seen clearly, but the camera failed to register 
the delicate related tints of cream color and 
ivory which play in the texture of the lacey 
ruffles of the brim. A strong grower, making 
large bulbs and large broad foliage. The 
flower has much substance and the entire plant 
is of exhibition quality. Strong bulbs_ 
LORD KITCHENER. Pure white perianth, 
very broad and flat, of heavy texture, crown 
pale primrose, wide open. A fluted carving of 
fine ivory ___ 
S w MITYLENE. See Mrs. Peckham’s comments on 
this variety, in opposite column. Each $4.00_ 
MRS. LANGTRY. White, very satisfactory 
variety for naturalizing___ 
^ PHYLLIDA. A giant Leedsii, pure white with 
pale primrose cup, one of the newest seedlings 
out. Correct to the last degree_ 
PIXIE. Perianth sulphur white, weather resistant 
to the highest degree, large flat eye, canary 
yellow with sharply defined edge of bright 
orange red. Very attractive and unusual. 
Each $0.75 _____ 
QUEEN OF THE NORTH. Broad overlap¬ 
ping white segments, pale primrose cup with 
finely crinkled edges. A little different from 
White Lady and much better for naturalizing 
as it is dwarfer and has stronger stems. Pro¬ 
duces flowers in great abundance when estab¬ 
lished. Per 1,000 $40.00 _ 5.00 
SIRDAR. Pale sulphur perianth, large soft prim¬ 
rose cup, entire flower of unusually heavy tex¬ 
ture, strong stems_ 16.00 
COLOR PLATES 
Of many Narcissus varieties we can furnish 
exquisite modern color plates for framing or for 
placing under the glass on the counters. They are 
a distinct help to sales efforts. The price is 20 cents 
each, but we gladly furnish a selection free upon 
request to cover varieties ordered from us. 
Per 100 
X SOUTHERN GEM. Pure white petals, large 
lemon yellow crown turning cream colored 
within a few days. Of splendid size and tex¬ 
ture, this flower suggests a roguish informality 
both in the flare of the petals and in the wide 
serrated brim of the crown. The camera has 
caught that spirit of gaiety expressed by South- 
4.00 ern Gem, as you will immediately perceive on 
page 5. Once established in the garden it 
produces 4 to 8 flowers the second and third 
year, therefore, it is a reputation builder for 
the seedsman who sells it. Being very free- 
flowering and easy to force, a few bulbs in a 
shallow 5 inch pan make a handsome showing. 
This and Whitewell are two varieties that do 
not absolutely require deep pots like most other 
Narcissus. Strong bulbs $60.00 per 1,000.... 7.00 
' A TENEDOS. A rival of “Mitylene.” The flowers 
30.00 will reach 5 inches across, they rest on 24 inch 
stems. Opens pale primose in the cup and 
turns glistening white when in its prime. Much 
beloved abroad. Each $3.00___ 
WHITE LADY. White, pale canary cup with a 
delicate perfume. A flower not unlike a small 
Eucharis Amazonica; extremely hardy and free 
flowering. About 22 inches in height. Once 
established it never gives up, supplying more 
flowers every year. When the breezes gently 
stir the flowers on our fields, the rows of White 
Lady look like ripples on a sea of liquid silver. 
Per 1,000 $30.00... 4.00 
Round bulbs, per 1,000 $20.00 ___ 3.00 
30.00 
AN OUTSTANDING DAFFODIL 
In “Horticulture,” Mrs. Ethel Anson S. Peck- 
ham says: 
“To have seen Narcissus Leedsii Mitylene is to 
covet it. This lovely tall, enormous-flowered 
Leedsii has a snowy-white, round perianth of per¬ 
fect shape and fine substance and the effect is to 
look you in the eye. No shy hanging of head here 
and yet nothing bold or coarse in its glance! The 
cup is of the very palest lemon yellow, very flat 
and curved up slightly like a shallow saucer with 
little ridges in it. As the flower is so large, it is 
fortunate that the stem is a long and a strong one, 
and, as the foliage is good, it seems as if this 
variety would be a vigorous grower. 
“Mitylene is a seedling of Beacon and was raised 
by the Rev. G. H. Engleheart, who has been re¬ 
sponsible for so many fine varieties of Narcissus, 
many of them deservedly popular and generally 
attractively named. Awards of merit for show 
purposes were given this variety at the Midland 
Show in 1925 and in London in 1926 and 1927. 
Evangeline, a well-known and standard Leedsii 
variety and a good one, not to be despised in this 
country, looks like a star of the fourth magnitude 
beside the harvest-moon Mitylene.” 
